Setting Prison Terms Part of the Uniform Parole Reports series prepared by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency Research Center for the Bureau of Justice Statistics, this report summarizes parole-related laws passed by State legislatures during the 4 years from 1977 through 1980.

Prisoners in 1982 At the end of 1982, there were 412,303 inmates in state and federal prisons. The annual increase of almost 43,000 inmates was the highest in any year since data become available in 1925.

Prisoners, 1925-81 Between 1925-81, the prison population grew at an annual rate of 2.4 percent. Only during World War II and the Vietnam War did the prison population not increase. Part of the Prisoners Series

Prisoners in 1980 Statistics from the National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program are presented, including 1980 data on the prison population, overcrowded facilities, and changes in State legislation related to increased inmate populations.